Anabaptists
Reformation radical sect
Anabaptists are members of a Christian movement that emerged during the Protestant Reformation, distinguished by rejecting infant baptism in favor of baptizing adult believers.
The name comes from a Greek word meaning "rebaptizers," reflecting their practice of baptizing converts who had been baptized as infants.
Modern descendants include Mennonites, Amish, and Hutterites.
Anabaptists historically emphasized separation from worldly institutions, pacifism, and simple community living.
Protestant Anabaptist denomination
- AmishTraditional simple-living sect
- HutteritesCommunal Anabaptist group
- BrethrenCertain Anabaptist denominations
- ConservativeRight-leaning party supporter
believers · congregations · conferences · synods · elders · ministers · deacons · bishops
Thoroughgoing sixteenth-century Protestant movement
- ZurichSwiss financial center
- MünsterCity in northwestern Germany
- persecutionSystematic mistreatment of groups
- martyrdomSuffering for conviction
sixteenth century · Swiss Brethren · Menno Simons · drowning · execution · heresy · dissent · underground
Second ritual immersion
- free willAutonomous choice capacity
- pacifismAntiwar moral stance
- nonresistanceRefusal to oppose force
- separationState of being apart
discipleship · church discipline · ban · shunning · communion · footwashing · confession · repentance
Intentional reduction of consumption
- plain dressUnembellished clothing style
- head coveringGarment protecting the skull
- nonconformityRejection of prevailing norms
- humilityFreedom from arrogance
community · mutual aid · farming · rural · pacifism · conscientious objector · nonviolence · service
Mennonites
Protestant Anabaptist denomination
- AmishTraditional simple-living sect
- HutteritesCommunal Anabaptist group
- BrethrenCertain Anabaptist denominations
Conservative · believers · congregations · conferences · synods · elders · ministers · deacons · bishops · fellowship
Radical Reformation
Thoroughgoing sixteenth-century Protestant movement
- ZurichSwiss financial center
- MünsterCity in northwestern Germany
- persecutionSystematic mistreatment of groups
martyrdom · sixteenth century · Swiss Brethren · Menno Simons · drowning · execution · heresy · dissent · underground · clandestine
rebaptism
Second ritual immersion
- free willAutonomous choice capacity
- pacifismAntiwar moral stance
- nonresistanceRefusal to oppose force
separation · discipleship · church discipline · ban · shunning · communion · footwashing · confession · repentance · salvation
simple living
Intentional reduction of consumption
- plain dressUnembellished clothing style
- head coveringGarment protecting the skull
- nonconformityRejection of prevailing norms
humility · community · mutual aid · farming · rural · pacifism · conscientious objector · nonviolence · service · voluntarism
AnabaptistsLutherans
Reformation-era Protestant denomination
Presbyterians · Anglicans · Eastern Orthodox · Roman Catholics · Catholics
Anabaptiststheocrats
Rulers claiming divine authority
established church · Church of England · state church · Calvinists · Catholic Church